Soaring number of rough sleepers in London ‘extremely alarming’

GLA data reveals over 1,700 more people on the streets compared with last year amid cost of living crisis

Rough sleeping is soaring in London with over 1,700 more people on the streets than last year - a 21% rise, according to figures from the Greater London Authority (GLA).

The increase from 8,329 people seen sleeping rough in 2021-22 to 10,053 in 2022-23 was described as categorically terrible" by Rick Henderson, the chief executive of the Homeless Link frontline charity, and extremely alarming" by Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London.